Kal Penn

Sunnyside

Kal Penn is currently starring on NBC’s Sunnyside, which he also cowrites and executive produces alongside Michael Schur and Matt Murray. He is known for his starring roles in Designated Survivor, House, How I Met Your Mother, and the Harold and Kumar franchise. Other credits include the series New Girl and 24 and Mira Nair’s The Namesake. He also served as host and executive producer of Amazon’s This Giant Beast That Is the Global Economy. From 2009 to 2011, Penn served as an associate director of the White House Office of Public Engagement, where he focused primarily on outreach related to young Americans. He has also taught courses at the University of Pennsylvania and the University of California, Los Angeles. Penn resides in New York.